Local Taxes & Fees in Corpus Christi, TX (2026)
1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Corpus Christi, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Business Tax Classification
Corpus Christi charges its own occupation tax on every calling, trade, profession or business the State of Texas already taxes, set at exactly half the state occupation tax rate under Code of Ordinances Sec. 17-50. The city's collection section bills the tax in advance of the calendar year, and unpaid tax becomes a lien on the business property under Sec. 17-55.
Corpus Christi Business Occupation Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsCorpus Christi Code of Ordinances Sec. 17-50
There is hereby levied and assessed and shall be collected from every person pursuing within the city any calling, occupation, profession, trade, vocation or business upon which a license tax or occupation tax is levied under the laws of the state, a license or occupation tax equal to one-half of such state tax.
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